Little Lord Fauntleroy
[ fawnt-luh-roi ]
/ ˈfɔnt ləˌrɔɪ /
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noun
(italics) a children's novel (1886) by Frances H. Burnett.
a pampered or excessively well-behaved young boy resembling the hero of this book.
Also called Little Lord Fauntleroy suit . Fauntleroy suit.
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